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reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the armed services committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 139 -- i'm sorry. 1339. we now proceed to this matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1339, an act to designate the city of salem, massachusetts, as the birthplace of the national guard of the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i further ask the bill be read a third time, passed, the motion to reconsider be considered phaeupbd laid on the table, with no intervening or debate and statements related to the measure be printed in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the committee on commerce be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 4212 and we now proceed to this matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4212, an act to prevent the introducti
reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the armed services committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 139 -- i'm sorry. 1339. we now proceed to this matter. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1339, an act to designate the city of salem, massachusetts, as the birthplace of the national guard of the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i further ask the bill be read...
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senator harry reid's feet to the fire pass a budget on time by april 15th. i hope the members of the press will also hold the democrats accountable. thank you. >> i'm saxby chambliss from georgia. it is truly a shame we have to come out here and force the hand of the democrats by passing a law saying you guys truly do have to present a budget. your constituents want to see how much money we're going to spend. and i commend jeff and olympia and martha for coming forward with a meaningful proposal that not only says that you have to pass a budget, but that also you have to be responsible in the way you do it. you can have the greatest budget in the world and have all the right numbers in it, but if you don't have enforcement mechanisms in place, like requiring the right number of votes as this particular bill does, moving the 303 point of order from 51 votes to 60 votes, for example in the senate. then all of the great numbers in a budget mean nothing. that's the type of enforcement mechanisms we need to have in place, and i'm very pleased to stand beside all
senator harry reid's feet to the fire pass a budget on time by april 15th. i hope the members of the press will also hold the democrats accountable. thank you. >> i'm saxby chambliss from georgia. it is truly a shame we have to come out here and force the hand of the democrats by passing a law saying you guys truly do have to present a budget. your constituents want to see how much money we're going to spend. and i commend jeff and olympia and martha for coming forward with a meaningful...
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senator harry reid, the democratic leader, said it would be foolish for us to pass a budget. he didn't mean that -- and i've said this on the floor. he knows i've said it. he didn't mean that because it's foolish for america that we would have a budget. he meant for the politics of the senate because, as has been suggested, you pass a realistic budget today, some people are going to be complaining. it's not easy. it takes courage. so i thank all of you for having the courage to produce a budget, and i am embarrassed and i apologize the united states senate has gone over 1,000 days without having a budget. so, martha, thank you for introducing it. i'm hopeful senator snowe and i believe she couldn't be with us today, but olympia and i believe that if the house can move this bill to success, i don't believe there can be many logical and principal arguments against it. and i think it would increase dramatically our ability to get it passed. thank you for your leadership. any questions that you'd like to -- yes. >> the debt now equals the size of the economy. s&p is warning of an
senator harry reid, the democratic leader, said it would be foolish for us to pass a budget. he didn't mean that -- and i've said this on the floor. he knows i've said it. he didn't mean that because it's foolish for america that we would have a budget. he meant for the politics of the senate because, as has been suggested, you pass a realistic budget today, some people are going to be complaining. it's not easy. it takes courage. so i thank all of you for having the courage to produce a...
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if you had some agreement between harry reid and mitch mcconnell on the other people like that. what are we going to try to get done in the next month and how can we organize our schedule to do it, that would be fabulous. >> bill galston joined us this morning on c-span's washington journal. he is the co-founder of no labels. you can get more information by locking on to nolabels.org. can bipartisan return to the house in the senate? will congress work across party lines? how old how would you improve congress? do you have a recommendation? give us a call, tell us where you're phoning from. keep your comments brief and we'll use some of your comments tomorrow and throughout the week on washington today. the phone number is 202-626-7962. we welcome our listeners coast to coast on xm channel 119. we're streamed on the web at csponradio.org. some other news today on wall street the dow was up six closing at 13,239. and s&p up five. a task force led by former secretary of state condoleeza rice and former new york city school chancellor warning america's security is at risk if americ
if you had some agreement between harry reid and mitch mcconnell on the other people like that. what are we going to try to get done in the next month and how can we organize our schedule to do it, that would be fabulous. >> bill galston joined us this morning on c-span's washington journal. he is the co-founder of no labels. you can get more information by locking on to nolabels.org. can bipartisan return to the house in the senate? will congress work across party lines? how old how...
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the idea being that if reid and policy and obama went to one side and each had a bucket and dipped into the lake and took their three buckets of water around to the other side of the lake. instead of the in s nbc cameras come up for the three buckets back into the lake that you would have stimulated the late. this is actually the theory they were operating on. now, not only at best the same amount of water in the lake lake-whenever somebody as a tagger take some with them, but at the same time what incentives as this gives to the person who worked on saturday his tell you took for this experiment? to they keep working? kaj their resources? and get to the person who because they were politically connected did with the government wanted instead of working they get the dollar because it gives balance to the people who receive the cash and disincentives to saving and investment to the people who were actually earning the dollars in the first place. so it should not surprise us that this did not help the recovery, did not create jobs, did not create more money in the economy simply by moving
the idea being that if reid and policy and obama went to one side and each had a bucket and dipped into the lake and took their three buckets of water around to the other side of the lake. instead of the in s nbc cameras come up for the three buckets back into the lake that you would have stimulated the late. this is actually the theory they were operating on. now, not only at best the same amount of water in the lake lake-whenever somebody as a tagger take some with them, but at the same time...
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ceremony, house speaker john boehner, house minority leader, nancy pelosi and senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that's tomorrow at 10:00 at cspan. >> the live of a sailor included scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing aloft. whatever the duties assigned, gun drill practice, by the end of the day, you're ready forrest. but you don't get a full night of sleep, on a ship like this one is four hours on, four hours off. >> the sailor lived in fear of the possibility of being whipped with a cat of nine tails. it was always carried by a petdy officer in a bag. and the sailor never wanted to
ceremony, house speaker john boehner, house minority leader, nancy pelosi and senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that's tomorrow at 10:00 at cspan. >> the live of a sailor included scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing aloft. whatever the duties assigned, gun drill practice, by the end of the day, you're ready forrest. but you don't get a full night of sleep, on a ship like this one is four hours on, four hours off. >> the sailor lived in fear...
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this is not about harry reid. this is about michele bachmann. >> we're talking about a woman getting death threats. huma abedin is getting death threats as a result of this. let me ask you this. is mitt romney going to weigh in on this soon? when is he going to weigh in? >> if i were him i would stay far away from this. >> how would you if you're the lead of the republican party and someone representing the republican standard is standing out in a way to besmirch the character of those who are unjustly besmirched. >> i think if he can deal we the situation of the conflict between christians, i'll say michele bachmann, and our middle east situation here stateside, he won't be able to do anything if he's the head of our foreign policy government. he has to speak to it because people are being vilified not about returning their taxes or having disclosure their financial records. we're talking about people threatened, targeted, and are being profiled in america. we're so ignorant sometimes in america people going afte
this is not about harry reid. this is about michele bachmann. >> we're talking about a woman getting death threats. huma abedin is getting death threats as a result of this. let me ask you this. is mitt romney going to weigh in on this soon? when is he going to weigh in? >> if i were him i would stay far away from this. >> how would you if you're the lead of the republican party and someone representing the republican standard is standing out in a way to besmirch the character...
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creates scares. >> harry reid. >> harry reid he was attacking barack obama. but michele bachmann is attacking people in our society. as an african-american woman, i take quite offense to that. and it is a form of witch hunt. she's doing it for dollars, then it's the wrong dollar bill. >> what about that? the fact is that many muslim people, people who follow islam, have been loyal citizens to this country and have served as marcia says in every echelon of this society and they're being witch-hunted by michele bachmann. i know you're not a fan of hers, but why doesn't the republican party stand up to that? >> i think half of them do and half don't. you're not wrong with what you say. it isn't equivalent. what i meant was it's the same stupid tactic. if you have a concern, bring it up. you don't have to use this hysteria to make your point. think about what harry reid is saying. an investor in bain told him that romney paid no taxes? >> you keep coming back to this, which is not the point. the point is not harry reid. we had a segment on that. this is about mic
creates scares. >> harry reid. >> harry reid he was attacking barack obama. but michele bachmann is attacking people in our society. as an african-american woman, i take quite offense to that. and it is a form of witch hunt. she's doing it for dollars, then it's the wrong dollar bill. >> what about that? the fact is that many muslim people, people who follow islam, have been loyal citizens to this country and have served as marcia says in every echelon of this society and...
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the senate majority leader harry reid and john boehner exchange harsh words. the fiscal cliff in just five days and still no deal. the winter storm that slammed the south is now stranding thousands of travelers in the northeast and beyond. that is coming up. >>> and the russian president vladimir putin says he will sign a bill banning americans from adopting russian children. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything on "studio b." i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. first from fox at 3:00, back to work in washington, d.c. with less than five days to go before falls right off the fiscal cliff. the senate back in session today and it's the first time the senate or house has met for business between christmas and new year's in more than four decades. president obama cut his hawaii trip short arriving in washington early today. for now, the house of representatives is not in session but we've learned those lawmakers are set to return this weekend. today the senate majority leader, harry reid, says we've just about run out of time. >> if we go
the senate majority leader harry reid and john boehner exchange harsh words. the fiscal cliff in just five days and still no deal. the winter storm that slammed the south is now stranding thousands of travelers in the northeast and beyond. that is coming up. >>> and the russian president vladimir putin says he will sign a bill banning americans from adopting russian children. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything on "studio b." i'm trace gallagher in for...
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reports from chip reid and meteorologist david bernard. the economy picks up steam, but is it enough to get unemployment down? anthony mason on the last economic report on growth before the election. the school girl shot for standing up to the taliban is ready to do it again. liz palmer on her bold promise. and steve hartman in search of -- >> reporter: a sleeping horse. people stacking eggplants. a squirrel in midair. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> >> pelley: good evening. this will be an angst weekend. a hurricane from the caribbean and an arctic weather system from the west have started joining forces to create what could be a superstorm. hurricane sandy is about 400 miles south-southeast of charleston, south carolina, moving north. tropical storm watches and warnings are up from florida to north carolina. the surf is up already in south florida. landfall is expected early next week between virginia and southern new england. 64 million people are in harm's way, more than 40 have been kil
reports from chip reid and meteorologist david bernard. the economy picks up steam, but is it enough to get unemployment down? anthony mason on the last economic report on growth before the election. the school girl shot for standing up to the taliban is ready to do it again. liz palmer on her bold promise. and steve hartman in search of -- >> reporter: a sleeping horse. people stacking eggplants. a squirrel in midair. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news"...
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he was riding in a motorcade in las vegas when his car was hit from behind, reid. who is 72, was taken to a hospital, but we're told he was not seriously hurt. on election day, republicans would like to take control of the senate away from harry reid and the democrats. the democrats have a 53-47 majority so the republicans would have to pick up four seats. one key to their plan is holding on to the seat that they have in massachusetts. that has become a real fight. senator scott brown is trailing the democratic challenger elizabeth warren by six points. here's elaine quijano. >> the folks that i'm meeting day after day after day in this commonwealth, they're saying to me, "you go, girl. he voted against jobs and that affects me. he voted against extension of unemployment and that affects me. he voted against equal pay for equal work and that affects me." >> reporter: 63-year-old elizabeth warren is trying to take back the senate seat now held by republican scott brown. brown stunned democrats in 2010 by winning the office the late senator ted kennedy held for 46 ye
he was riding in a motorcade in las vegas when his car was hit from behind, reid. who is 72, was taken to a hospital, but we're told he was not seriously hurt. on election day, republicans would like to take control of the senate away from harry reid and the democrats. the democrats have a 53-47 majority so the republicans would have to pick up four seats. one key to their plan is holding on to the seat that they have in massachusetts. that has become a real fight. senator scott brown is...
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ceremony, house speaker john boehner, house minority leader, nancy pelosi and senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that's tomorrow at 10:00 at cspan. >> the live of a sailor included scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing aloft. whatever the duties assigned, gun drill practice, by the end of the day, you're ready forrest. but you don't get a full night of sleep, on a ship like this one is four hours on, four hours off. >> the sailor lived in fear of the possibility of being whipped with a cat of nine tails. it was always carried by a petdy officer in a bag. and the sailor never wanted to see a petty officer -- don't let the cat out of the bag, you don't want to see the cat of nine tails coming out of the bag for a flogging. >> also this weekend, more from the contenders, our key political figure who is ran for president and lost, but changed political history. 1920 democratic candidate former new york governor al smith. >> and we continue now with the oral history of bernard us in balm. he served in the house on the house judiciary -- this second por
ceremony, house speaker john boehner, house minority leader, nancy pelosi and senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that's tomorrow at 10:00 at cspan. >> the live of a sailor included scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing aloft. whatever the duties assigned, gun drill practice, by the end of the day, you're ready forrest. but you don't get a full night of sleep, on a ship like this one is four hours on, four hours off. >> the sailor lived in fear...
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the question shouldn't be why senator reid put it up for a vote. clearly, the american people want it. the question is why are republicans blocking common sense legislation that a majority of americans want? that's the question. it's not why senator reid put up something that's common sense and the american people want. >> mary s this common sense or a political ploy? >> of course it's a political ploy. the problem is it's not an effective political ploy. the americans are concerned about the deficit. this buffett rule duoesn't do anything for the deficit. if we took all of buffett's money, he's the richest man in the world, it it would get us through about 44 days. it's not going to stabilize the debt. he just wants to be fair. cornell is an excellent pollster. if you say to a voter, do you want somebody else to pay more taxes than you, they'll say yes. when you say, it's not helping the deficit, it's not helping the debt, it is going to hurt small businesses which do create jobs, they don't really have the same fear and loathing of millionaires,
the question shouldn't be why senator reid put it up for a vote. clearly, the american people want it. the question is why are republicans blocking common sense legislation that a majority of americans want? that's the question. it's not why senator reid put up something that's common sense and the american people want. >> mary s this common sense or a political ploy? >> of course it's a political ploy. the problem is it's not an effective political ploy. the americans are concerned...
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. >>> eagles head coach andy reid fired the defensive coordinator marking the first time reed has dismissed a coach. >>> in hockey, the nhl's latest proposal to the players proposal is highlighted by a 50-50 split in hockey related revenue and a full 82 game season starting november 2nd. let's go to soccer now. clint dempsey had two goals for a 3-1 u.s. team victory over guatemala. and finally, get this, a gallon of barbecue sauce intended for use on mcdonald's mcjordan sandwich in 1992, remember those, well, it sold for nearly $10,000 on ebay. the sandwich was named after michael jordan of course during a chicago bulls run of the nba championship. it was a regional promotion sold for a limited time and the first mcdonald's sandwich named after a person. i wonder what mclin sauce would go for. super bowl puts a ring on their halftime entertainer. obama or romney, who gets honey boo boo's vote. bath and tombstones. we'll show you a spook take cue lar display. this is "early today" only on nbc. >>> well, welcome back to "early today." if you're just joining us, the weather news you need to kn
. >>> eagles head coach andy reid fired the defensive coordinator marking the first time reed has dismissed a coach. >>> in hockey, the nhl's latest proposal to the players proposal is highlighted by a 50-50 split in hockey related revenue and a full 82 game season starting november 2nd. let's go to soccer now. clint dempsey had two goals for a 3-1 u.s. team victory over guatemala. and finally, get this, a gallon of barbecue sauce intended for use on mcdonald's mcjordan...
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romney denies an allegation by harry reid that he paid no taxes for some years. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell will play a key role later this month. he will be one of six headline speakers in tampa. mcdonnell is also in charge of the party convention's platform committee which will decide the gop's position on many key issues. governor chris christie will give the key note address and
romney denies an allegation by harry reid that he paid no taxes for some years. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell will play a key role later this month. he will be one of six headline speakers in tampa. mcdonnell is also in charge of the party convention's platform committee which will decide the gop's position on many key issues. governor chris christie will give the key note address and
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president obama, john boehner, nancy pelosi and harry reid, many mitch -- mitch mcconnell all in one room. danielle nottingham tells us it maybe the last chance to get any kind of agreement to avoid that fiscal cliff. >> reporter: president obama is meeting today at the white house with top congressional democrats harry reid and nancy pelosi and leading republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. it's the president's first meeting with congressional leaders since november 16th. the closed door discussions are an attempt to reach a last minute agreement to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases due to kick in january 1st. >> probably the worst case scenario will come out of this meeting today and that is we will kick the can down the road. >> reporter: senator bob courter told cbs this morning he predicts the meeting will bring only a temporary solution. >> this afternoon's meeting feels much to me like optics to make it look like we're doing something. let me just say one more time this is a total dereliction of duty at every level. >> reporter: going over the cliff would
president obama, john boehner, nancy pelosi and harry reid, many mitch -- mitch mcconnell all in one room. danielle nottingham tells us it maybe the last chance to get any kind of agreement to avoid that fiscal cliff. >> reporter: president obama is meeting today at the white house with top congressional democrats harry reid and nancy pelosi and leading republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. it's the president's first meeting with congressional leaders since november 16th. the...
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send harry reid the message, what's up with that? and i will be followed by my good colleague from texas, bill florez. >> thank you. good morning. what a coincidence that on the day the president talks about the state of the union, it will be the same day without a thousand days without a senate passed a budget. the president is going to try to tell the american people that economic state of the union is to come but americans know better. we have had over 35 months of over 8% of unemployed or quit massive uncertainty in the private sector, and a lot of that starts right here in washington, d.c. because we have overreaching regulations. we got out of control deficits, and we've got a senate they can't even pass the most basic policy statements in that, the federal budget. my granddaughter is not quite a year old yet, and what she's telling me, even though she doesn't say very much, is that mr. reid, we can't wait. we can't wait for you to do your job. we can't wait for you to pass a budget that's responsible that doesn't take the burd
send harry reid the message, what's up with that? and i will be followed by my good colleague from texas, bill florez. >> thank you. good morning. what a coincidence that on the day the president talks about the state of the union, it will be the same day without a thousand days without a senate passed a budget. the president is going to try to tell the american people that economic state of the union is to come but americans know better. we have had over 35 months of over 8% of...
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the question shouldn't be why senator reid put this up for a vote. clearly the american people want it. the question is why are republicans blocking common sense legislation like this that the majority of americans want? that's really the question. not why did reid put it up. >> mary is this a common sense legislation or a political ploy? >> of course it's a political ploy. the problem is it's not an effective political ploy. pointed out this buffett rule doesn't do anything for the deficit. if we took all of warren buffett's money, that would get us through about four and a half days. but the president's not going to reduce the deficit or stabilize the debt which is another rationale he put forth. he just wants to be fair. if you ask cornell, he's an excellent pollster. you want somebody else to pay more taxes than you, you say yes. when you say it's not helping the deficit or debt, it is going to hurt small businesses which do create jobs, they don't really have the same fear and loathing of millionaires, successful people that this president seems
the question shouldn't be why senator reid put this up for a vote. clearly the american people want it. the question is why are republicans blocking common sense legislation like this that the majority of americans want? that's really the question. not why did reid put it up. >> mary is this a common sense legislation or a political ploy? >> of course it's a political ploy. the problem is it's not an effective political ploy. pointed out this buffett rule doesn't do anything for the...
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we have to take some money away from you, reid. i am informed you very clearly said wimbleton, not wimbledon. >> renee was up $8,000 and could have won more. when you are playing a game for money, the rules -- >> after gold finger played the wrong ball out of a rough. >> we are playing strict rules so i'm afraid you lose the hole and the match. >> can be both strict and costly. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. >> renee joins us exclusively here this morning. nice to have you with us. this was taped three months ago. it just aired. how are you feeling about it, especially now that you are reliving it? >> it's amazin', because we taped three months ago and i had to keep the big secret. we had a little party athe house and had everyone over. everyone got to watch it together. thursday morning i wake up and everybody was like, you are everywhere. >> everywhere. youtube, everything. everybody is so supportive. it has been so crazy, because it is blowing up. i'm from florida. the "g" is silent. >> a couple of times you ha
we have to take some money away from you, reid. i am informed you very clearly said wimbleton, not wimbledon. >> renee was up $8,000 and could have won more. when you are playing a game for money, the rules -- >> after gold finger played the wrong ball out of a rough. >> we are playing strict rules so i'm afraid you lose the hole and the match. >> can be both strict and costly. for "today," mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. >> renee joins us exclusively...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i move now to proceed to calendar number 396, h.r. 2072. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 396, h.r. 2072, an act to reauthorize the export-import baipg of the united states and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president we're now on the motion to proceed to the ex-im bill. i hope we can pass the bill today. i haven't had an opportunity today to speak to the republican leader, but i'll do that shortly and will decide if there's a way forward on that. so i ask unanimous consent that the next hour be divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees with the majority controlling the first half and the republicans controlling the second half. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding office
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i move now to proceed to calendar number 396, h.r. 2072. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 396, h.r. 2072, an act to reauthorize the export-import baipg of the united states and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president we're now on the motion to proceed to the ex-im bill. i hope we can pass the bill today. i haven't had an opportunity today to...
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senator reid said a vote could happen on monday, but people have heard so much talk about the crisis but seen precious little action. the president tonight echoing that frustration. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, their patience is already thin. this is deja vu all over again. america wonders why it is that in this town for some reason you can't get stuff done in an organized time table. why everything always has to wait until the last minute. well, we're now at the last minute. and the american people are not going to have any patience for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> but it remains to be seen whether lawmakers on both sides of the aisle get it. some even sounded miffed to have to work over the holiday. democrats senator charles schumer telling the "new york times," i didn't realize how much i didn't want to be here until i got here. and rand paul saying he would rather be playing soccer with his kids and telling the "times" quote, this is no way to run things. and wall street agrees, the dow industrial is losing more than 150
senator reid said a vote could happen on monday, but people have heard so much talk about the crisis but seen precious little action. the president tonight echoing that frustration. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously, their patience is already thin. this is deja vu all over again. america wonders why it is that in this town for some reason you can't get stuff done in an organized time table. why everything always has to wait until the last minute. well, we're...
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and i have asked senator reid to do this. put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on middle class families don't go up. that unemployment insurance is still available for two million people. and that lays the ground work for deficit reduction and economic growth steps that we can take in the new year. but let's not miss this deadline. >> as for the leaders they sounded a bit more hopeful than the president. >> i think it was a very positive meeting. there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. it is a very serious meeting and it would take an extended period of time as you know, waiting for us. >> i share the view of the majority leader. we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussions, the majority leader and myself and the white house, in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation that i can make to my conference, and the majority leader can make to his conference. and so we'll be working hard to try to see if
and i have asked senator reid to do this. put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on middle class families don't go up. that unemployment insurance is still available for two million people. and that lays the ground work for deficit reduction and economic growth steps that we can take in the new year. but let's not miss this deadline. >> as for the leaders they sounded a bit more hopeful than the president. >> i think it was a very positive meeting. there was not a lot of...
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when sharon angle was nominated to run against harry reid. most people considered harry reid -- they nominated a person and he won by five points. in delaware, they nominated the wiccan. in a number of states. the thing is, they were establishment republicans as well as ambitious republicans who want to run for president who are afraid to take on the tea party. on the other hand there are republicans who are looking at -- they are losing power and thinking, we have got to do something different. but even among those people there is a fear that if they decide to do something different -- olympia snowe, who is wildly popular in maine, do you think if she had been nominated again she would not be elected? there would not be a race. she did not want to -- she had it with trying to adapt to this new reality that involve the tea party people. the question is, which is going to dominate? fear or opportunity? if the focus is on opportunity, then i think the republicans will start adapting. they will turn more and more to people like jeb bush, who wil
when sharon angle was nominated to run against harry reid. most people considered harry reid -- they nominated a person and he won by five points. in delaware, they nominated the wiccan. in a number of states. the thing is, they were establishment republicans as well as ambitious republicans who want to run for president who are afraid to take on the tea party. on the other hand there are republicans who are looking at -- they are losing power and thinking, we have got to do something...
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and it won't come down to harry reid having to scrounge up 60 votes. what republicans would he be able to find for 60 vote threshold like that. only so many olympia snowes and dick lugars out there. >> one of the big points of the story is that the senate has already voted on this and they voted without a filibuster in favor of letting the bush tax cuts expire for incomes over $250,000. that was an underreported very big development in the saga, this is before the election, showed you can take this vote and survive. and so now the microscope turns to the house to see what the house republicans will do. now, it might have to go back to the senate, be subjected to a filibuster. we're overstating how concerned many of these blue -- red state democrats are about this because they actually did already have this vote and saw the electoral implications of it. >> and if you look at the party trend lines right, martin n terms of being reasonable about these things, democrats tend to be and that's both supported by data and anecdotally. obama's poll person polle
and it won't come down to harry reid having to scrounge up 60 votes. what republicans would he be able to find for 60 vote threshold like that. only so many olympia snowes and dick lugars out there. >> one of the big points of the story is that the senate has already voted on this and they voted without a filibuster in favor of letting the bush tax cuts expire for incomes over $250,000. that was an underreported very big development in the saga, this is before the election, showed you can...
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agreement between the two leaders in the senate, i expect a bill to go on the floor, i asked senator reid to do this, put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on miedddle class families don' go up, that unemployment is still available for 2 million people on that lays the groundwork for additional deficit reduction on economic growth steps that we can take in the new year but let's not miss this deadline. >> as for the two senate leaders, they spoke shortly after the meeting on sounded a bit more hopeful than the president. >> i think it was a very positive meeting. there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. it's a very serious meeting on it took an extended period of time, as you all know waiting for us. >> mr. president, i would just add -- i share the view of the majority leader, we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussion, the majority leader on myself on the white house >> -- so i'm hopeful. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously their patience is already thin. this is deja vu a
agreement between the two leaders in the senate, i expect a bill to go on the floor, i asked senator reid to do this, put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on miedddle class families don' go up, that unemployment is still available for 2 million people on that lays the groundwork for additional deficit reduction on economic growth steps that we can take in the new year but let's not miss this deadline. >> as for the two senate leaders, they spoke shortly after the meeting on...
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>> it is still on the table, what harry reid and mitch mcconnell are working on. the question is can they device something in the next 24 hours that would set an income tax hike threshold to $400,000 and use steps to use that revenue to defer the sequester, those automatic indiscriminate budget cuts nobody wants to happen. the question is going to be, can they get that done and get enough republicans in the senate to support it to convince the house to take it up? if not, the president and democrats are going to dare republicans to block an up or down vote on the president's proposal of tax hikes for everyone over $250,000. >> john harwood joining us from washington this evening. thanks so much, john. >>> and a program note. david gregory will have an exclusive interview with president obama on the fiscal cliff crisis this sunday on "meet the press." >>> and now to the weather. and more snow is on the way as we head into the new year's weekend, and that may not be the end of it. the weather channel's chris warren joins me now. chris, good evening. >> good evening
>> it is still on the table, what harry reid and mitch mcconnell are working on. the question is can they device something in the next 24 hours that would set an income tax hike threshold to $400,000 and use steps to use that revenue to defer the sequester, those automatic indiscriminate budget cuts nobody wants to happen. the question is going to be, can they get that done and get enough republicans in the senate to support it to convince the house to take it up? if not, the president...
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they want to learn, the reid, be informed and make the authors who are as the verse as they are , indeed as diverse as this city is. >> how are you -- beyond what we see here, what else are you doing that people around the country and around the rest of the state can take advantage of? >> we want people to know that the western united states and especially the california is every bit as much as los angeles is a part of the educated, informed crew. we are not here in the land of hot tubs and wine coolers. we are very much engaged, very diverse society, and what we're trying to do is reflect the stories and the news that we cover in whatever medium and connect our readers and give them an opportunity to do this. this is something that we give back to the community. yes, we have sponsors, but we are putting more and more interest as we go forward with our readers, especially great partners like the usc family. >> you have a mobile lab. i'm thinking about how you use digital technology to expand. >> certainly. we just launched our own program . in five weeks we have over 100,000 people regis
they want to learn, the reid, be informed and make the authors who are as the verse as they are , indeed as diverse as this city is. >> how are you -- beyond what we see here, what else are you doing that people around the country and around the rest of the state can take advantage of? >> we want people to know that the western united states and especially the california is every bit as much as los angeles is a part of the educated, informed crew. we are not here in the land of hot...
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reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. senate not in order. please take your conversations out of the senate. the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, the republican leader and i have had a discussion this afternoon several times, but i think it's fair to say that he and i both believe that we should finish this bill tomorrow. there is a very important event tonight that does not mean much to anyone outside of the senate family, but to us being able to recognize susan collins on a very special occasion in her life. we're going to leave here so that people that want to go to that event can do that. we'll come in tomorrow and we have about three or four votes to complete. we have some other discussions about other matters and we'll discuss that later. so there will be no more votes stonts. votes -- no more votes tonight. officer the managers' packag
reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. senate not in order. please take your conversations out of the senate. the majority leader. mr. reid: mr. president, the republican leader and i have had a discussion this afternoon several times, but i think it's fair to say that he and i both believe that we should finish this bill tomorrow. there is a very...
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now it appears democratic senate leader harry reid may take the lead in crafting a compromise to avoid tax hikes on at least the middle class which was the president's parting plea. meanwhile here in california leaders are concerned about what could happen if the tax hikes and budget cuts kick in. >> this would undo a lot of the good of the extra taxes californians are willing to invest in the schools. particularly special needs students would be cut by 10% and the meals program that so many of the californias are growing up in poverty and they need that meal. >> some county and city officials are concerned about the potential impact on health and welfare programs. >>> the dreaded fiscal cliff can potentially affect a wide range of health programs. >> cbs news' wyatt andrews explains. >> reporter: professor mallen like hundreds of medical researchers has already fallen off the fiscal cliff. her budget which relies on federal grants is being cut by 10% now. as the nih, the national institutes of health, prepares for the possibility of budget cuts later. >> it's as much bigger than just
now it appears democratic senate leader harry reid may take the lead in crafting a compromise to avoid tax hikes on at least the middle class which was the president's parting plea. meanwhile here in california leaders are concerned about what could happen if the tax hikes and budget cuts kick in. >> this would undo a lot of the good of the extra taxes californians are willing to invest in the schools. particularly special needs students would be cut by 10% and the meals program that so...
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>> hello, reid. i recently read your article about mitt romney and his trouble getting the hispanic vote. more importantly, how do you see him doing in florida? i know that he showed with a lead over newt gingrich in the last poll. it is looking like a big win for him tonight. i know that in 2008 john mccain overwhelmingly took the hispanic vote. how you see hispanic " getting behind mitt romney in future? guest: thank you for the question. -- hispanic vote getting behind mitt romney in future? guest: thank you for the question. the hispanic populations are rising so fast, and you are right, mitt romney did very well in 2008. amongst hispanics, he did very poorly. rudy giuliani took 24%. mitt romney has to turn that around, if he is going to win tonight. we cited a number of surveys from yesterday that had mitt romney up by 20. all of the reliable polls have mitt romney leading by double digits. he is likely going to do well amongst hispanics, as he is made such an effort to reach out to hispanic vot
>> hello, reid. i recently read your article about mitt romney and his trouble getting the hispanic vote. more importantly, how do you see him doing in florida? i know that he showed with a lead over newt gingrich in the last poll. it is looking like a big win for him tonight. i know that in 2008 john mccain overwhelmingly took the hispanic vote. how you see hispanic " getting behind mitt romney in future? guest: thank you for the question. -- hispanic vote getting behind mitt romney...
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>> the harry reid thing or the taxes? >> harry reid? i mean are republicans doing what they need to do? you can't call the president like a, quote, dirty liar, so they are beating unharry reid? >> i'm with those people who think it's outrageous what harry reid has done. it's an unsubstantiated charge pulled out of the air and i think mitt romney should release his taxes and i also think that harry reid should not hurl baseless accusations without having actual evidence to back them up. >> and by the way, he wasn't doing this like ringside in vegas at a boxing match. he was doing it from the senate floor. >> two ways to look at what h r harry reid has done, one is if you want to be cynical, brilliant politics. run three or four or five days minimum of people talking about mitt romney's tax returns rather than the unemployment rate and he did it pegged to the release of the unemployment numbers. the other way to look at it, jon suggested is, a misuse of the office, something harry reid has done before and he doesn't care about the critici
>> the harry reid thing or the taxes? >> harry reid? i mean are republicans doing what they need to do? you can't call the president like a, quote, dirty liar, so they are beating unharry reid? >> i'm with those people who think it's outrageous what harry reid has done. it's an unsubstantiated charge pulled out of the air and i think mitt romney should release his taxes and i also think that harry reid should not hurl baseless accusations without having actual evidence to back...
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i am real sure it won't be something nancy pelosi or harry reid said. so no matter what happened in your life in 2012, i hope the memories that linger and last are all about the love of god and your family because mine sure will be. [applause]. >> so what happens to obama care if half of the states in the country won't set up the health care exchanges to support the program? i will ask the georgia governor next. >> sign up for my facebook page and follow me on twitter. you can find a link to that and more at mike into i obama -- >>> obama care is set to go into affect in 2014. it is not surprising some governors chose to run health insurance exchanges under the president's controversial reform law. but what is surprising is how many. 25 states, half of the country , are saying, sorry mr. president. we will not help you enforce this flawed piece of legislation. one of the governors saying that is nathan diel who joins us now. it is a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you, mike. >> this is kind of surprising that 25 states, half of the states in this co
i am real sure it won't be something nancy pelosi or harry reid said. so no matter what happened in your life in 2012, i hope the memories that linger and last are all about the love of god and your family because mine sure will be. [applause]. >> so what happens to obama care if half of the states in the country won't set up the health care exchanges to support the program? i will ask the georgia governor next. >> sign up for my facebook page and follow me on twitter. you can find...
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reid: plant. if my -- he. mr. reid: madam president. if my friend. mr. mcconnell: i'd be happy to yield. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the cloture vote on s. 2204 which is set for 11:30 be moved to start at 11:15. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. reid: senators should not be worried about this. we'll keep the vote open until at least noon so everybody that was scheduled to vote at 11:30 can still do that. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: across the street with great interest. while we have preferences, none of us knows at this point how the supreme court will rule. one thing we should all be able to agree on is the health care's -- president's health care bill is an a mess, an absolute mess. the american people clearly don't like it, polls show the majority want the law repealed. more than two-thirds of the public including most democrats believe the core of this bill is unconstitutional and it's loaded, li
reid: plant. if my -- he. mr. reid: madam president. if my friend. mr. mcconnell: i'd be happy to yield. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the cloture vote on s. 2204 which is set for 11:30 be moved to start at 11:15. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. reid: senators should not be worried about this. we'll keep the vote open until at least noon so everybody that was scheduled to vote at 11:30 can still do that. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence...
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and we'll look at gq magazine's article at the 50 most popular people in medicine with reid ch cherlin. >>> each week, american history tv's american artifacts take people behind the scenes at museums and historic sites. earlier this year, historian richard norton smith led a ten-hour bus tour to ashton, texas. the group stopped at presidential and historic sites along the route. one of the stops was the national civil rights museum in memphis, tennessee. the museum is on the side of the lorraine motel where martin luther king, jr. was assassinated in 1968. it opened as the national civil rights museum in 1991. and 2011 marks its 20th anniversary. the museum's director of governmental and political affairs, gwynn harmon, led the tour. welcome to the national civil rights museum, the the lorraine motel where dr. king was staying in 1968. what you're looking at is a part of living history. as you walk through, we'll be explaining to you america's civil rights story. not just the south story or the memphis story. this is about the american civil rights movement. because of that, and we ar
and we'll look at gq magazine's article at the 50 most popular people in medicine with reid ch cherlin. >>> each week, american history tv's american artifacts take people behind the scenes at museums and historic sites. earlier this year, historian richard norton smith led a ten-hour bus tour to ashton, texas. the group stopped at presidential and historic sites along the route. one of the stops was the national civil rights museum in memphis, tennessee. the museum is on the side of...
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reid:. mr. reid: i ask consent that the call of the quorum be teetered. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: we've h. we have a very important matter at 4:00 today. the secretary of state is coming here to address all of us as to what's going on in the middle east and around the world. there will be intelligence officers there and a lot of other people. so i ask unanimous consent the senate recess from 4:00 to 5:00 today to accommodate this very important senators-only briefing. the presiding officer: is there an objection? mr. reid: madam president, it is my understanding that we have a couple senators who would like to speak before that. senator collins, how much time does she need? i have no problem with the senator from texas speaking. okay, that's fine. and how about senator collins? does she wish to speak? okay, i ask consent then that senator cornyn be recognized for up to 15 minutes. when he completes that the senate go into recess for one hour. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: the senator from texas.
reid:. mr. reid: i ask consent that the call of the quorum be teetered. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: we've h. we have a very important matter at 4:00 today. the secretary of state is coming here to address all of us as to what's going on in the middle east and around the world. there will be intelligence officers there and a lot of other people. so i ask unanimous consent the senate recess from 4:00 to 5:00 today to accommodate this very important senators-only briefing....
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. >> at the same time, mayor chuck reid is applauding the court's decision. >> that's good news for the people of san jose. the voters will make the decision on measure b. >> measure b is the juneat wo ballot measure that would reduce benefits for city employees. they say it is illegal and the mayor says it is necessary to keep the city afloat. 24r* have already been layoffs and cuts in services. the 6th district court of appeals ruled in the union's favor saying the wording on the ballot measure was unlawfully biased. the court took exception to the pension reform saying it implicitly characterized the system as defective. >> san jose cannot have a mayor that is above the truth and above the law. it is unacceptable. employees will take them to task. and right now the courts have agreed that the mayor cannot use his influence to be untruthful and mislead voters. >> the court took issue with language in the proposal that measure b would protect police patrols, fire stations, streets and parks. the city agreed that language will be removed. >> the unions have filed numerous lawsuits here
. >> at the same time, mayor chuck reid is applauding the court's decision. >> that's good news for the people of san jose. the voters will make the decision on measure b. >> measure b is the juneat wo ballot measure that would reduce benefits for city employees. they say it is illegal and the mayor says it is necessary to keep the city afloat. 24r* have already been layoffs and cuts in services. the 6th district court of appeals ruled in the union's favor saying the wording...
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reid: mr. president, this month i joined more than 52 million latinos in nevada and across the country to celebrate hispanic heritage month. each year hispanic heritage month is an opportunity to honor the contributions of the population that is so important to our national identity, a community that has contributed to our country's progress for centuries. we see those contributions in every i facet of the our society -- on the battlefield and in the boardroom, in the courtroom and the classroom, at the art gallery and in the recording studio, and on the playing field. in nevada, hispanic influence is evident. the name of our state, snow-capped las vegas. today more than a quarter of nevada's population is hispanic. nationwide, latinos are expected to make up 60% of the population in the coming decades. to ensure our country thrives, we need to make sure its hispanic population thrives as well. those why president obama and democrats in congress have fought for the policies that are making hisp
reid: mr. president, this month i joined more than 52 million latinos in nevada and across the country to celebrate hispanic heritage month. each year hispanic heritage month is an opportunity to honor the contributions of the population that is so important to our national identity, a community that has contributed to our country's progress for centuries. we see those contributions in every i facet of the our society -- on the battlefield and in the boardroom, in the courtroom and the...